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when it comes to being a part of inauguration day history, it's unlikely anyone can top charlie brotman. he's announced every single inaugural parade since 1957 when president dwight d. eisenhower was sworn in for his second term, and at the age of 85 he'll be back at the mike for president obama's second inauguration. charlie, we want to welcome you to "cbs this morning saturday." >> i started when i was 3, so you'll understand i'm not so old. >> exactly. that was in 1949. >> exactly. >> before when you were in broadcasting school with truman. >> my first was truman. i was a student at an announcing school, and that was the first inaugural parade that was on television, so they needed some cheap announcers, and we were that. >> do you remember what you got paid for that? >> never, nothing. in fact, i have never received a penny. i would pay them to let me do this. >> you had a break a little bit after the first inauguration. >> yes. >> you were the anunser for the washington senators? >> that's correct. >> first in peace, last in the american league. >> a true senators fan. how did you
when it comes to being a part of inauguration day history, it's unlikely anyone can top charlie brotman. he's announced every single inaugural parade since 1957 when president dwight d. eisenhower was sworn in for his second term, and at the age of 85 he'll be back at the mike for president obama's second inauguration. charlie, we want to welcome you to "cbs this morning saturday." >> i started when i was 3, so you'll understand i'm not so old. >> exactly. that was in...
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charlie brotman has everything from a baseball sign, dick nixon to seats from griffith stadium to original script from each parade. the white house tapped him to be the inaugural parade announcer in 1957. he was working as an announcers at griffith. he sees every float and marching band. describing every single one and throwing in a joke or two along the way. >> i was loose as a goose, just getting up there and doing my little thing and all of a sudden somebody tells me you're the eyes and ears of the president. i said, i wish you hadn't told me. >> while his first official inauguration parade was nor president eisenhower, he actually got his start volunteering in 1949 for president truman's inauguration when they needed a last-minute replacement. that's 11 presidents over 63 years. charlie has seen it all. a great guy all around. >> and has a lot of fun doing it obviously. you can stay home and watch the parade and hear charlie. doreen and jim will be anchoring this afternoon. >>> some out of this world views from our nation's capitol as we prepare for today's inauguration. >>> also ahead
charlie brotman has everything from a baseball sign, dick nixon to seats from griffith stadium to original script from each parade. the white house tapped him to be the inaugural parade announcer in 1957. he was working as an announcers at griffith. he sees every float and marching band. describing every single one and throwing in a joke or two along the way. >> i was loose as a goose, just getting up there and doing my little thing and all of a sudden somebody tells me you're the eyes...
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. >> that's charlie brotman. he's the official voice of the inaugural parade. it started in 1957 when president eisenhower asked him to be the announcer. he's been announcing for over 63 years. >> we're luck toy have him. he knows a lot about presidential history and he sees the changes. we love charlie. >> let's check in with tom kierein, our meteorologist, for a look at how cold it is. >> you're about to head down to the mall. layer up. temperatures are below froeezin. right on the mall now. hour by hour throughout the day, a nice warmup during the ceremony between 11:00 and noon. maybe a little sun shining and in the low 40s. peaking briefly in the upper 40s between noon and 3:00. colder after that with the clouds moving in. this evening, we could get passing snow showers. some could produce a brief dusting. into the low 30s to near freezing by midnight. by then, the wind will blow up to 25, 30 miles an hour out of north and west. it will feel like the teens with those strong gusty winds. turning even colder tomorrow. extended blast of cold arctic air in pla
. >> that's charlie brotman. he's the official voice of the inaugural parade. it started in 1957 when president eisenhower asked him to be the announcer. he's been announcing for over 63 years. >> we're luck toy have him. he knows a lot about presidential history and he sees the changes. we love charlie. >> let's check in with tom kierein, our meteorologist, for a look at how cold it is. >> you're about to head down to the mall. layer up. temperatures are below froeezin....
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. >> reporter: it's no wonder charlie brotman has volunteered his voice to this american ritual. >> president george w. bush and first lady laura bush. >> reporter: sounds to me like you wouldn't trade this for the world, this experience you've had. >> if i had to, i would pay them to let me do it. i love it. >> reporter: charlie blrotman gt his start as the announcer for harry truman in 1949. he was a student at a broadcasting school when the call came in. by 1957 he had the job from then on. charl kri brotman truly knows these parades better than the presidents themselves. jim acosta, cnn, washington. >>> good morning, good afternoon, everyone. i'm kate bolduan. welcome to our special coverage of the presidential inauguration weekend. >> i'm john berman. great to see you. you are looking at live pictures now of the first family marking today's national day of service. people all over the country are doing the same thing the obamas are doing right now, volunteering in their community on this martin luther king holiday weekend. this national day of service going on here on the national mall w
. >> reporter: it's no wonder charlie brotman has volunteered his voice to this american ritual. >> president george w. bush and first lady laura bush. >> reporter: sounds to me like you wouldn't trade this for the world, this experience you've had. >> if i had to, i would pay them to let me do it. i love it. >> reporter: charlie blrotman gt his start as the announcer for harry truman in 1949. he was a student at a broadcasting school when the call came in. by 1957...
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i have got charlie brotman with me. he's the eyes and the ears of the president today for the parade. he's the announcer from 15th street to 17th street. but what he says about the parade and how he introduces everybody is what the president will be hearing in his reviewing stand. this is his 16th straight inaugural. he did it the first time for harry truman in 1949. >> they challenged me. they say it was lincoln. but no -- it was truman. i was a stadium announcer. >> for the washington senators, rightal? >> washington senators. i introduced president eisenhower. we thought he'd be there for ten minutes, he liked me, i thought that was it. then november of that same year, 1956, i get a call from the white house that says are you charlie brotman? yes, i am. are you the one who introduced the president? yes. well, you must have impressed him because he's telling people at the white house staff to go seek me out. he wants me to introduce him again. i said what an honor. i'd love to do that. where and when? well, the where
i have got charlie brotman with me. he's the eyes and the ears of the president today for the parade. he's the announcer from 15th street to 17th street. but what he says about the parade and how he introduces everybody is what the president will be hearing in his reviewing stand. this is his 16th straight inaugural. he did it the first time for harry truman in 1949. >> they challenged me. they say it was lincoln. but no -- it was truman. i was a stadium announcer. >> for the...
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. >> reporter: it's no wonder charlie brotman has volunteered his voice to this american ritual. >> president jorks w. bush and first lady laura bush. >> reporter: sounds to me leak you wouldn't trade this for the world, this experience that you have. >> if i had to, i would pay them to let me do it. i love it. >> charlie got his start as the announcer for harry truman way back in 1949. he was a student at the broadcasting school when the call came in and by 1957 he had the job from then on. wolf, he truly knows these parades better than the presidents themselves. >> what a great amount of history all there in one individual. thanks so much for that report. jim acosta cnn's coverage of the inauguration covers two days. join us both days starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern. >>> and you're in "the situation room." happening now, hundreds of hostages are freed in algeria. but what about the americans? the u.s. is taking action. we have new information coming in. >>> lance armstrong admits he was a bully but kept repeating a big lie. why his confession may leave him open to some very big lawsuits right
. >> reporter: it's no wonder charlie brotman has volunteered his voice to this american ritual. >> president jorks w. bush and first lady laura bush. >> reporter: sounds to me leak you wouldn't trade this for the world, this experience that you have. >> if i had to, i would pay them to let me do it. i love it. >> charlie got his start as the announcer for harry truman way back in 1949. he was a student at the broadcasting school when the call came in and by 1957...